Norway ends gas strikes that endangered the UK supply
Strikes that might have halted the majority of the UK’s gas imports from Norway have been suspended.
The industrial...
Michael Longley: Belfast poet wins €250,000 Feltrinelli Poetry Prize
Michael Longley, a poet from Belfast, has received a €250,000 (£216,000) European cultural award. At a ceremony in November, Longley will accept...
Gambia bans all timber exports to combat rosewood smuggling
The Gambia has banned the export of timber and revoked all export licences in an effort to combat illegal logging.
Nadine Dorries: Culture secretary confuses rugby codes in speech at Rugby...
Nadine Dorries, the culture secretary, confused the two forms of rugby during her remarks at a Rugby League World Cup event on...
MPs should not bring babies into Commons chamber, review says
According to a cross-party committee, lawmakers shouldn’t be permitted to bring their infants into the Commons chamber.
Sir Lindsay...
Japan is suffering from the hottest heatwave ever observed.
The hottest day of Japan’s worst heatwave since records began in 1875 is currently taking place.
Officials have issued...
Heathrow is instructed to lower the passenger fee
Heathrow has been ordered by the Civil Aviation Authority to reduce airline passenger fees on an annual basis until 2026.
Japan urges 37 million people to switch off lights
The Japanese government has urged people in Tokyo and the surrounding area to use less electricity on...
Risk of further BA strikes as more staff consulted
As unions confer with more workers about whether to stage pay strikes, industrial action at British Airways might extend wider throughout the...
Glastonbury: Zelensky addresses crowd as Libertines kick off festival
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, delivered a video message at the start of the Glastonbury Festival.
In a...
The job centre DJ who keeps Glastonbury dancing
On Sunday afternoon, a DJ who works the rest of the year at an employment centre in Stroud will open for Diana...
International Picnic Day 2022: History, Significance and Ways To Celebrate The...
The French word “pique-nique,” which denotes a social occasion where each guest provides a share of the food, is where the English...
Sri Lanka gives government workers an extra day off a week
In response to fears of a food shortage, Sri Lanka is offering government workers an extra day...
Glastonbury: Sir Lenny Henry discusses festival diversity
The apparent paucity of black individuals in the audience at Glastonbury Festival has been described as “curious” by Sir Lenny Henry.
House of Commons to be ‘menopause friendly’, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle vows
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons, has signed a pledge to make the House of Commons “menopause friendly”...
England v New Zealand: ‘Right call’ to bowl first, says Jon...
According to England’s fast bowling coach, Jon Lewis, bowling first in the second Test against New Zealand was the “correct call.”
Russia’s new version of McDonald’s unveils logo
The Russian fast food business that was once known as McDonald’s in the country has unveiled its new logo as it prepares...
JJ Abrams: Filming for new project in Belfast scrapped
JJ Abrams, the filmmaker of Star Wars, has cancelled a big television series that was set to film in Belfast.
In Syria, a Kansas lady admits to training an all-female IS...
A US woman has admitted to directing an all-female squadron in Syria for the so-called Islamic State and preparing assaults on American...
AstraZeneca boss: I don’t think I would do anything differently
Despite “setbacks,” the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine succeeded in saving a million lives, according to the CEO of the pharmaceutical firm.
